English
Pliny
Pliny comes from Latin Plīnius.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPlīniusearlier origin unknown
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1776Pliny
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPlīniusearlier origin unknown
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1776Pliny
Earliest quotation: a. 1776, Joseph Baretti, Dialogue the Fortieth: “I will leave off all my childish fooleries and…”
Every English word from Latin Plīnius
Today it means
name An ancient Roman praenomen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Plīnius / Pliny